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Main Street Bluffton’s oldest continually-operating business will change hands on Friday.
Jeff Kantner is selling Family True Value Hardware, 109 N. Main St., to Jim Basinger of Basinger Plumbing and Heating, located at 3090 Road R, Pandora.
The business will remain a hardware and the business name will continue as Family True Value Hardware, according to Basinger.
Clarence Kenneth Basinger, 94, died March 25, 2019, at his residence. Kenneth was born Nov. 7, 1924 in Allen County, Ohio, to the late Clarence and Cora (Lora) Basinger. On March 6, 1957, he married Joan (Cheney) Basinger who preceded him in death on Jan. 22, 2019.
Kenneth was a graduate of Columbus Grove High School in 1942 and spent one year at Bluffton College before being inducted into the U.S. Army in July 1943. He served three years in the South Pacific and Philippines during World War II.
Bluffton University spring sports are underway. Here’s a summary of last week’s action, listed by sport.
Track
The Bluffton University track team made the trek to Indiana Wesleyan University to compete in the Polar Bear Invitational on Sat, March 23 and saw many great performances!
A concert featuring Bluffton University’s Camerata Singers and a Masterworks performance by University Chorale and the Bluffton Choral Society will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31, in Yoder Recital Hall.
With Camerata performing first, the concert will include selections ranging from “Requiem Aeternam,” a traditional Latin chant to “Ave Verum Corpus” by Mozart to “Homeward Bound,” words and music by Marta Keen.
Three events are planned this spring at the Ohio Northern University Observatory, according to Dr. Jason Pinkney, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. They follow:
Clarence Kenneth Basinger, 94, died March 25, 2019, at his residence. Services will begin at 11 a.m., Monday, April 1, at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 – 5 p.m. and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Pablo Picasso once wrote “Every child is an artist.” With that thought in mind, this week is your final chance to view some amazing art by young artists from Bluffton and surrounding communities.
“Make Your Mark” student art showcase 2019 is currently on exhibit at the Bluffton Public Library. The exhibit closes at the end of the month.
Artists range in age from early elementary to seniors in high school. Media mainly focuses on pencil, colored pencil, acrylic, photography, fiber and sculpture.
The Blanchard Valley Health Foundation, in collaboration with Bluffton Hospital and Bridge Home Health & Hospice, divisions of Blanchard Valley Health System, recently designated a memorial wall in Bluffton Hospital to commemorate those who have received hospice care at the facility.
The first plaque was purchased by Bill Watkins, former president and chief administrative officer of Bluffton Hospital and Blanchard Valley Medical Practices, and his siblings to memorialize their mother, Helen.
Junior shortstop Caylin Morstadt (Delaware/Rutherford B. Hayes) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Hitter of the Week for the second time in three weeks!
